Hey there thank you for the emails. They are great. I love them. It sounds like everything is going well. At least i hope it is. Good to hear about the Utes and their victory. I hope that they continue. That is bad news about Asiata. I wonder if he will be able to get another year of eligibility? I hope so. I would love to see him play. Hopefully with conference play starting soon they will be able to get it together and totally dominate. GO UTES!!!!!!!!
Well this week was another hard tough week. But the good news is that Margaret was baptized! She was so excited. She was really nervous but she knew that it was the right thing to do. I was so happy for her. I confirmed her on Sunday and that made me happy. She will be a great member of the church and will make a lot of friends. The ward is really excited to have her. We also had a lady named Susan who came to the baptism. I can't remember if i have told you about her or not but she has been coming to church for a while. She has a pretty interesting story of how she came in contact with the church. In the early part of this year she was trying to find a church that was close to her house that she could go to. While she was trying to figure it out she heard a voice that said you need to go to the Mormon church. So she went on the internet and found a church and she found the one in Solihul. She went to that for a while and then she stopped going because she said that the missionaries were forcing her with things. So a few months had passed and then a member in Nuneaton's ward sent an email to her by accident. The email was about a church activity. So Susan showed up to this party and then she started coming to church again in Nuneaton. She didn't want the missionaries to teach her but a couple weeks ago she said that she wanted us to teach her. So we have started to teach her and now she is going to be baptized on October 10th. It is amazing. I love it. It just goes to show that the Lord really does work in so many different ways.
This one isn't so cool but we almost got beat up this week. I almost got us into a fight. We were walking around one day and we stopped this lady on the street and we were just talking to her and then this guy came up and started barkin at us and telling us that we shouldn't force religion down people's throats. So we started talking to him and i said well come to church and then you will find out its true. Then he started gettin mad at me and then he started to walk off and Elder Bedke was saying a few things then he turned around and spit at us. After he did that i said "You will regret that you did that one day." Then he turned around and said if you say one more word ill come punch your (naughty word) nose. Then i said be my guest. After that he just turned around and walked off. It was pretty funny.
That is about all that happened this week. We have General Conference this weekend which i am excited about. It seems though that we just had conference. Time just flies by.
Dad told me to tell you about the ward. It is a good ward. Alot of WEIRD people. Some of them have completely lost their marbles. We have some good laughs. They do help us though when we need it. They feed us pretty much every night. That doesn't happen in any other ward. The food is pretty good. There isn't a lot of it. I usually leave just as hungry as when i went in. Sometimes there is some hair in the food. That just makes me almost dry heave. We have a game that first person to find a hair wins. Elder Bedke won last time. That is one game that i don't want to win. Other than that though the members a great. I love them.
Well thats it for this week. Thank you for everything. I love this work and this gospel. It is true. It is the Lord's. I know it is. My testimony is confirmed and strengthened every day. I love serving the people here. It is the best thing that i have ever done. I am grateful for all of your love and support. I love all of you and i hope that you are doing well. Have a great week. The gospel is true.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Letter - September 22, 2009
Hey there i hope that you had a good week this week. It is sad to hear that Utah lost. It sounds like we need a Quarterback change. At least we only lost by a touchdown and not 3 or 4 touchdowns. Haha. I was happy to hear that the team down south lost as well. That just makes me feel so much better.
Well this week we had Zone Conference at Gadfield Elm. It was awesome. I loved being there and seeing all of the church history sites around there. It was great. Zone Conference itself was good. There were a lot of changes made to the mission and to our focus. They are a lot different to what i have been used to and a lot of missionaries were not happy. I am going to do my best at following them and working hard at them. The changes had a lot to do with Less Actives and investigators.
Margaret is still going to get baptized on Saturday. She is so excited. She is the best little old lady i have ever met. I love her. She just takes everything in so well and then some of her old age kicks in and she forgets a few things but then when we review it with her she remembers it. Its great. Elder Bedke is going to baptize her and then i will confirm her. I am excited for her. It will be great.
Well this week was pretty good other than those things. Yesterday we went by some former investigators that we have prayed about and chosen. We went by one of them and they weren't interested. She said that the Book of Mormon is racist. Then the next one we went by didn't even live there anymore but we asked the lady that lived there if she would be interested and she said yes. She took a Book of Mormon and she said that we could come back. It was great. The Lord works in mysterious ways. That is what i love the most about the mission. You never know what the Lord has in store for you.
I am grateful to be out here. I really do love it. It is the best. There really is nothing better. When the time comes that i have to end this i will be devastated. I never want it to end. I am so thankful for Jesus Christ. He is my Savior. I know he lives. He is the only way. I love him so much. The gospel is so great. There is nothing better. I love sharing it with everyone. The Book of Mormon changes peoples lives. I have gained a stronger testimony of the Book of Mormon. There is no way that i could ever deny my testimony. I can never deny Jesus Christ. He has done too much for me and has suffered on my behalf. I love all of you so much. Your support and love mean the world to me. Thank you. This gospel is true.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Well this week we had Zone Conference at Gadfield Elm. It was awesome. I loved being there and seeing all of the church history sites around there. It was great. Zone Conference itself was good. There were a lot of changes made to the mission and to our focus. They are a lot different to what i have been used to and a lot of missionaries were not happy. I am going to do my best at following them and working hard at them. The changes had a lot to do with Less Actives and investigators.
Margaret is still going to get baptized on Saturday. She is so excited. She is the best little old lady i have ever met. I love her. She just takes everything in so well and then some of her old age kicks in and she forgets a few things but then when we review it with her she remembers it. Its great. Elder Bedke is going to baptize her and then i will confirm her. I am excited for her. It will be great.
Well this week was pretty good other than those things. Yesterday we went by some former investigators that we have prayed about and chosen. We went by one of them and they weren't interested. She said that the Book of Mormon is racist. Then the next one we went by didn't even live there anymore but we asked the lady that lived there if she would be interested and she said yes. She took a Book of Mormon and she said that we could come back. It was great. The Lord works in mysterious ways. That is what i love the most about the mission. You never know what the Lord has in store for you.
I am grateful to be out here. I really do love it. It is the best. There really is nothing better. When the time comes that i have to end this i will be devastated. I never want it to end. I am so thankful for Jesus Christ. He is my Savior. I know he lives. He is the only way. I love him so much. The gospel is so great. There is nothing better. I love sharing it with everyone. The Book of Mormon changes peoples lives. I have gained a stronger testimony of the Book of Mormon. There is no way that i could ever deny my testimony. I can never deny Jesus Christ. He has done too much for me and has suffered on my behalf. I love all of you so much. Your support and love mean the world to me. Thank you. This gospel is true.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Letter - September 15, 2009
Hey everyone!! It was good to hear from you and i hope that everything else is going well for you. It has been a good week but a tough week. I love it though. I wouldn't want it any other way.
This week was good. We continue to teach Margaret and she is the best. She can't wait to get baptized. She has already read through 2nd Nephi and she gives us something to eat everytime we go over there. It is great. She is still scheduled to be baptized on the 26th. So things are going well with her.
We are teaching a bunch of teenagers at the minute and they are really crazy. Everytime we go over to the house there are about 10 people over there and they all talk at once and they are always playing the Xbox. We are trying to get them moved out though so they can get baptized. They aren't really willing to do it so its going to be hard. We will do it though.
Susan is doing pretty good. She came to church and she is reading the Book of Mormon and praying. We just have to get her excited about being baptized. Hopefully we can get her to commit tonight.
We have Zone Conference this week. It is going to be at the Gadfield Elm Chapel again. We went there last year. It will be great. I loved it. I am just hoping that it doesn't rain while we are there. President Ogden is really excited about it so it should be good.
On Sunday night we were walking down a street and we both felt as though we should go and tract this one street. So we did. We ran into a less active member who wasn't interested in coming back to church but then we ran into another member of the church who has just recently been disfellowshipped this past summer. She is a great lady. About 27 or 28 years old. She told us that she really wants to come back to church but she just doesn't feel accepted or she doesn't feel that anyone will want her there. She was less active for a few months before she was disfellowshipped but we told her to come back to church this sunday. She is going to come with us so i am really excited about that. She knows that the church is true and she continues to read her scriptures every single day. I just hope that this can help her and that when she comes to church on sunday that she will feel loved and accpeted by the ward.
Well i hope that everyone has a good week. Congrats to Dan and Tiff for doing the triatholon. I don't know if i will join you. We will have to see. I am glad to hear that the Utes won again. They sound like they are struggling though. I hope Kyle gets them kicked into gear this week. They got a tough one against Oregon. They will win though.
I love you all and thank you for your support. The mission is the best. I love it. The church is true. I know it is. Jesus Christ lives. My testimony of him has grown so much since i have been out here. I love him. He is the only way. Thank you again for everything. You are the best.
Love, Elder Sam Rudd
This week was good. We continue to teach Margaret and she is the best. She can't wait to get baptized. She has already read through 2nd Nephi and she gives us something to eat everytime we go over there. It is great. She is still scheduled to be baptized on the 26th. So things are going well with her.
We are teaching a bunch of teenagers at the minute and they are really crazy. Everytime we go over to the house there are about 10 people over there and they all talk at once and they are always playing the Xbox. We are trying to get them moved out though so they can get baptized. They aren't really willing to do it so its going to be hard. We will do it though.
Susan is doing pretty good. She came to church and she is reading the Book of Mormon and praying. We just have to get her excited about being baptized. Hopefully we can get her to commit tonight.
We have Zone Conference this week. It is going to be at the Gadfield Elm Chapel again. We went there last year. It will be great. I loved it. I am just hoping that it doesn't rain while we are there. President Ogden is really excited about it so it should be good.
On Sunday night we were walking down a street and we both felt as though we should go and tract this one street. So we did. We ran into a less active member who wasn't interested in coming back to church but then we ran into another member of the church who has just recently been disfellowshipped this past summer. She is a great lady. About 27 or 28 years old. She told us that she really wants to come back to church but she just doesn't feel accepted or she doesn't feel that anyone will want her there. She was less active for a few months before she was disfellowshipped but we told her to come back to church this sunday. She is going to come with us so i am really excited about that. She knows that the church is true and she continues to read her scriptures every single day. I just hope that this can help her and that when she comes to church on sunday that she will feel loved and accpeted by the ward.
Well i hope that everyone has a good week. Congrats to Dan and Tiff for doing the triatholon. I don't know if i will join you. We will have to see. I am glad to hear that the Utes won again. They sound like they are struggling though. I hope Kyle gets them kicked into gear this week. They got a tough one against Oregon. They will win though.
I love you all and thank you for your support. The mission is the best. I love it. The church is true. I know it is. Jesus Christ lives. My testimony of him has grown so much since i have been out here. I love him. He is the only way. Thank you again for everything. You are the best.
Love, Elder Sam Rudd
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Letter - September 8, 2009
Hey there i hope that this week was a good one. It sounds like you had fun in St George. I am glad to hear that the Utes won. I hope to hear about 13 more of those. I am ticked off that the stupid team from down south won. They don't deserve it. Even though i am 6,000 miles away i still get so mad when i hear they win. And whats worse is i still get all the crap from missionaries. I wish President Moffat were still here to back me up. President Ogden is a fan of the other team. But we are still the conferecne champs and so that makes it all better. GO UTES!!!!!
This week was a good week. We had 5 people at church and they are all working towards baptism. We should be picking another one up for baptism this weekend as well. I LOVE IT!!! There is a lady who keeps coming to church. Her name is Susan. She was taught by the missionaries about a year ago in another area but the missionaries scared her off because she felt pushed. But she walked into church one week and told some members who she was but that she didn't want the missionaries to talk to her or anything. So the past few weeks we haven't talked to her about anything. Just the occasional hello when she gets to church. Well on Sunday the member that she is friends with came up to us and told us that Susan said she is ready to be taught and to see the missionaries. So i am really excited about it. What a blessing from the Lord.
We are teaching another lady who is about 80 years old. She is amazing. Her name is Margaret. We barely finished teaching about the restoration and she already knows that its true. I LOVE IT!!!! It is amazing. People like this are the best to teach. She is going to be baptized on the 26th of this month. This will probably go down in the record books as the oldest person i will baptize on my mission. It is great. This really is the Lords work.
We have Zone Conference next week which should be good. It always is. We are going to go bowling today as a Zone so i don't have a lot of time left. I hope i do well in bowling though. I hope i do as well as i do on the Wii.
Everything is great. The gospel is true. I love it so much. I love being a missionary. It is the best thing i have ever done. It is the hardest thing i have ever done but i wouldn't change it for the world. There are always people who ask us if we get paid for doing what we do. I say no and i wouldn't want to get paid. I love serving the Lord. His blessings are so much greater and are of so much more worth than money is. My mission has changed my life forever. I still feel like i am the same kid but i do know that my testimony has strengthened. I love all of you. Thank you for everything that you do. Jesus Christ lives! He is our Savior. I love him so much. I can't wait until the day comes when i get to see him again. This gospel is true and i wouldn't change it for anything.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
This week was a good week. We had 5 people at church and they are all working towards baptism. We should be picking another one up for baptism this weekend as well. I LOVE IT!!! There is a lady who keeps coming to church. Her name is Susan. She was taught by the missionaries about a year ago in another area but the missionaries scared her off because she felt pushed. But she walked into church one week and told some members who she was but that she didn't want the missionaries to talk to her or anything. So the past few weeks we haven't talked to her about anything. Just the occasional hello when she gets to church. Well on Sunday the member that she is friends with came up to us and told us that Susan said she is ready to be taught and to see the missionaries. So i am really excited about it. What a blessing from the Lord.
We are teaching another lady who is about 80 years old. She is amazing. Her name is Margaret. We barely finished teaching about the restoration and she already knows that its true. I LOVE IT!!!! It is amazing. People like this are the best to teach. She is going to be baptized on the 26th of this month. This will probably go down in the record books as the oldest person i will baptize on my mission. It is great. This really is the Lords work.
We have Zone Conference next week which should be good. It always is. We are going to go bowling today as a Zone so i don't have a lot of time left. I hope i do well in bowling though. I hope i do as well as i do on the Wii.
Everything is great. The gospel is true. I love it so much. I love being a missionary. It is the best thing i have ever done. It is the hardest thing i have ever done but i wouldn't change it for the world. There are always people who ask us if we get paid for doing what we do. I say no and i wouldn't want to get paid. I love serving the Lord. His blessings are so much greater and are of so much more worth than money is. My mission has changed my life forever. I still feel like i am the same kid but i do know that my testimony has strengthened. I love all of you. Thank you for everything that you do. Jesus Christ lives! He is our Savior. I love him so much. I can't wait until the day comes when i get to see him again. This gospel is true and i wouldn't change it for anything.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Letter - September 2, 2009
Hey there it was good to hear from you this week. I was happy to hear that Dan and Tiff were successful in their half marathon. They can count me out for next year though. There is no way that i can run a half marathon. I can barely run for 20 minutes out here. But maybe.
This will be just a quick email but i didn't get transfered and neither did Elder Bedke. So we are together for another transfer. We are happy about it because we have a few people that we are teaching and we have plans to baptize a lot this transfer.
We have found this really cool family to teach. We knocked on their door and they invited us in. It was awesome. Thier names are Priscilla and Mary. They are sisters and they just lost their dad about 3 months ago. They were really interested in the Plan of Salvation and we are going back tonight to teach them again. It was an answer to my prayers because i was praying that we would find someone who we could teach that would be normal and that would be really good in the church. I was really happy. I will let you know what happens with them.
Adrian still keeps drinking and smoking and he doesn't want to give up. We keep trying but it doesn't look like he will give it up anytime soon. He didn't come to church this week cause he was fishing with his son but he is coming again this week so we will see what happens.
We have 3 people committed to baptism for the 19th of this month. It is great. They are all about 18 years old. We just hope that they are serious about it and really want to do it. I hope that they do but you never know with the teenagers here.
I am excited to hear about the Utah game. I can't wait. I hope they have another good season. I hope Kyle can get them ready and that he can keep their heads in it. Gary Anderson will make Utah St a tough team. I think we got ripped though on our ranking. We should be a lot higher. I would think at least close to the top 10. But we will just have to go out and prove ourselves. I love it. GO UTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well the mission is great. I love it more than anything. I wouldn't change it for the world. Time is going by very fast and i don't want it to. I wish that i could be a missionary for the rest of my life. It is the best. I love all of you and i am so thankful for each and every one of you. I love you and the gospel is true!
Love Elder Sam Rudd
This will be just a quick email but i didn't get transfered and neither did Elder Bedke. So we are together for another transfer. We are happy about it because we have a few people that we are teaching and we have plans to baptize a lot this transfer.
We have found this really cool family to teach. We knocked on their door and they invited us in. It was awesome. Thier names are Priscilla and Mary. They are sisters and they just lost their dad about 3 months ago. They were really interested in the Plan of Salvation and we are going back tonight to teach them again. It was an answer to my prayers because i was praying that we would find someone who we could teach that would be normal and that would be really good in the church. I was really happy. I will let you know what happens with them.
Adrian still keeps drinking and smoking and he doesn't want to give up. We keep trying but it doesn't look like he will give it up anytime soon. He didn't come to church this week cause he was fishing with his son but he is coming again this week so we will see what happens.
We have 3 people committed to baptism for the 19th of this month. It is great. They are all about 18 years old. We just hope that they are serious about it and really want to do it. I hope that they do but you never know with the teenagers here.
I am excited to hear about the Utah game. I can't wait. I hope they have another good season. I hope Kyle can get them ready and that he can keep their heads in it. Gary Anderson will make Utah St a tough team. I think we got ripped though on our ranking. We should be a lot higher. I would think at least close to the top 10. But we will just have to go out and prove ourselves. I love it. GO UTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well the mission is great. I love it more than anything. I wouldn't change it for the world. Time is going by very fast and i don't want it to. I wish that i could be a missionary for the rest of my life. It is the best. I love all of you and i am so thankful for each and every one of you. I love you and the gospel is true!
Love Elder Sam Rudd
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